Business Analyst IT II

Company: iSpace Inc.
Location: Torrance
Posted on: November 19, 2022

Job Description:

Business Analyst Information Technology II
Location Torrance, CA (Hybrid of 60% or more remote with some onsite work in Torrance, CA)
Contract Duration November 2022 March 31, 2023 with strong possibility of an extension
Working Hours - Hours 8:30 am to 5:30 pm PST

This Business Analyst will be working closely with business and technical teams on requirements, design, and testing of systems. Primary duties will include the following:

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• Providing production/operational support on existing systems and applications
  
• Work on various technical and infrastructure activities and projects
  
• Develop detailed domain knowledge on multiple systems and applications
  
• Support the portal that houses all business-critical applications, Incident/Problem Management, and department projects
  
  
  Other duties may include the following:
  
  
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  • Analyze business partner's operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions
    
  • Assist in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology
    
  • Translate high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications
    
  • Negotiate agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation
    
  • Work with business partners within one business function to align technology solutions with business strategies
    
  • Support several moderately complex business processes
    
  • Assist Project Managers in development of project plans and use associated project planning tools as needed
    
  • Assume the Project Manager responsibilities in preparing and facilitating the project plan for smaller projects
    
  • Conduct feasibility studies to assess cost/benefit, efficiency, and technical viability of solutions to business problems
    
  • Coach less experience staff members
    
    
    Required Skills and Expertise:
    
    
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    • 4 to 6 years of relevant technical or business work experience
      
    • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience
      
    • Basic knowledge of business requirement and corporate priorities
      
    • Basic ability to gather/refine complex business requirements, recommend or make decisions on business requirements/interdependencies
      
    • Basic ability to perform the following tasks:
      
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      • Develop complex business cases
        
      • Create impact analysis to make recommendations
        
      • Present and defend complex positions and strategies for business decisions processes and plans
        
      • Assess corporate impacts of changes and recommend strategies to senior management
        
        
        
      • Basic knowledge of compliance, governance structures and audit principles
        
      • Basic understanding of the business architecture and its relationship to other architectures
        
      • Skilled in multi-tasking with the ability to handle pressure gracefully
        
      • Strong verbal and written communication skills
        
      • Hands-on experience with project management tools
        
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        • Experience working with Visio is a must have
          
        • Experience with MS Project is preferred/desired
          
          
          
        • Team player who is self-driven and exudes strong problem-solving attitude
          
          Desired Skills and Expertise:
          
          
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          • Experience working with MS Project
            
          • Financial industry related experience
            

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